Episode 73: Julie M. Simon, LMFT
Julie M. Simon, MA, MBA, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach with twenty-seven+ years of experience helping overeaters and imbalanced eaters stop dieting, and heal their relationships with themselves and their bodies, lose excess weight, and keep it off. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, she is also a certified personal trainer with over twenty-five years of experience designing exercise and nutrition programs for various populations. Julie Simon is also the founder and director of the popular Los Angeles-based Twelve-Week Emotional Eating Recovery Program, which offers an alternative to dieting by addressing the mind, body, and spirit imbalances underlying overeating. Her professional experience with and personal journey through childhood trauma, weight challenges, and body, brain, and spiritual imbalances led to the creation of the twelve-week program, which she has been running for twenty-five years.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Julie shares her personal and professional journey
How she works with clients
What is emotional eating and what it is NOT
What drives emotional eating and if it is different from Food Addiction
We talk about volume
Soul-care practices and how they help slow down/stop emotional eating
We talk about soothing without food and rewiring the brain
The idea of Full Recovery
Signature Question
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There is still time to participate in our Food Addiction Research Clinical Study. We will get started with treatment groups in June 2022 and will begin screening shortly. 10 weeks + 24 months of follow-up for $100 USD. If you are interested in being screened or learning more – please fill out a Contact Form – details are in the show notes! Not sure if you want to join or if it is for you? Listen to episodes 64 and 72 to hear from past participants. CONTACT FORM
The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.